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A binary operation * on a set S is commutative if, for all x and y in S, x * y = y * x.

Examples of commutative binary operations include addition and multiplication of complex numbers, addition of vectors, and intersection and union of sets.

A commutative group is usually called an "Abelian" group.


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Last edited August 12, 2001 6:01 pm by Zundark (diff)
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